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Type: Journal article
Title: Chain failure and chain goods: re-thinking value chain upgrading and promotion in developing countries
Author: Griffith, G.
Baker, D.
Fleming, E.
Mounter, S.
Malcolm, B.
Umberger, W.
Citation: International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 2017; 8(2):146-154
Publisher: Universität Bonn
Issue Date: 2017
ISSN: 1869-6945
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Garry Griffith, Derek Baker, Euan Fleming, Stuart Mounter, Bill Malcolm, Wendy Umberger
Abstract: The concept of value chain upgrading and promotion has been proposed as a vehicle for small-holder farmers in developing countries to gain access to higher value markets and thus generate greater income for their families and communities. However, there are many instances where investments in upgrading have not generated the expected outcomes. One of the contributing factors has been that existing approaches focus more on who does what rather than the real problem to be addressed. A chain failure framework on the other hand focuses attention on the core problem and the appropriate response, rather than on who does what. It takes a system view rather than a function or component view, and it starts from the supposition that the only reason for intervening in a value chain is to increase chain surplus, where chain surplus is properly measured to include any chain or social externalities. In this paper we review some of the existing literature on value chain upgrading and promotion as proposed for developing country situations, outline the essential elements of the chain failure/chain good theory and its relationship to the club goods literature, and then assess whether the chain upgrading and promotion literature can be reconfigured as a chain failure/chain good problem, using a number of published case studies. Finally, we discuss various types of governance models used in agricultural value chains in developing countries and suggest how well they might align with the chain failure/chain good approach.
Keywords: Chain upgrading; chain failure; chain goods; chain governance
Rights: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
DOI: 10.18461/ijfsd.v8i2.825
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